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HAUTE LISSE TAPESTRY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-08-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
- Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
- Tapestry Arts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- basse-lissé
1, record 1, English, basse%2Dliss%C3%A9
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- basse lisse tapestry 1, record 1, English, basse%20lisse%20tapestry
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Basse-lissé: French term to signify that the warp yarns in tapestry weaving are in horizontal position (flat-leased, low-leased), in contradistinction to hautte-lissé (upright-leased, vertical leased). 1, record 1, English, - basse%2Dliss%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Basse lisse tapestry : when the warp is stretched vertically or horizontally, the tapestry is called haute lisse or basse lisse respectively. 2, record 1, English, - basse%2Dliss%C3%A9
Record 1, Key term(s)
- basse lissé
- basse-lisse tapestry
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
- Tissage (Industries du textile)
- Tapisserie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tapisserie de basse lisse
1, record 1, French, tapisserie%20de%20basse%20lisse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Selon qu'elles sont tissées sur un métier vertical ou sur un métier horizontal, les tapisseries sont dites tapisserie de haute-lisse ou de basse lisse. 2, record 1, French, - tapisserie%20de%20basse%20lisse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le tourisme en Creuse [France]. Aubusson : Capitale mondiale de la tapisserie de basse lisse, tapis ras et savonnerie. Musée départemental de la tapisserie. Maison du Tapissier. 3, record 1, French, - tapisserie%20de%20basse%20lisse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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